4.07.2012

For Catholics, Cross is a very sacred
and symbolic object because it is what the Roman Catholic Church has taught them.
For Christians, it is a manifestation of what Jesus Christ has done for us.
Both interpretations are valid and significant. Whether you are a Catholic or
Christian, CROSS signifies one thing, the death of Jesus Christ on the Calvary.
But there are still some, actually a lot of people, who doesn’t know the real
meaning of what the CROSS stands for. During the time of King Darius I, cross
was cursed as a punishment for those who have violated laws or disobeyed the
orders of the king. Meaning, cross was used to execute people and Romans
adopted it as well for noncitizens and slaves. Crucifixion was sentenced to
execute the Messiah. But this time it’s different, cross was used to save us
from death. Jesus Christ was crucified to cleanse us from our sins and became
the bridge so we could humbly come to the Father. According to 1 Peter 2: 24 “Who
his own bare our sins in his own body on the cross that we, being dead to sins,
should live unto righteousness: by whose strips ye were healed”.

God gave His only begotten son
(John 3:16) to save us. God became human to save us. Jesus Christ was crucified
to save us. Now you’re wondering why? because He loves us so much. Isn’t that
amazing? God gave up everything for us and His goodness didn’t stop there. He
was raised from the death for us to see that He is the One, the King of Kings and
the Lord of Lords. Now, Cross has been the symbol for what God has done for us.
We don’t need to become obsessed on the cross just to prove that we are holy
but our faith on Jesus Christ is what God is requiring us in able to live an eternal
life.

Let us all pray...

Heavenly Father, we humbly bow down
to Your presence. We are sinners. We are nothing without You. We thank You for
giving up Your life to save us from death. We thank You for Your everlasting
love for us. We thank You for giving us a chance to praise You, to follow You
and to love You. Thank You for the cross that you’ve used as an instrument that
strengthen our faith in You. We want to give you back all the glory and honour
through Your son Jesus Christ. We pray, in Jesus name. Amen.

4.06.2012

I know that God has a purpose why I met you. Not just even
once but a lot. I never asked for
anything as almost perfect as you are, but still God insisted that we meet on
the right time and at the right place. I always pray to God that when that
perfect time comes, He’ll give the right person whom I want to spend the rest
of my life with. And I’m not saying that my long wait is over because I found
you, of course I still have to focus on my studies and career after. But I
think God wants to test my faith and challenge if I’m still going to follow His
will or my heart. But I believe, God is really a merciful God. He wants me to
obey to His will and follow my heart at the same time. He wants me to like the
person that He wants for me. Of course, who has the same faith as mine and who
will accept me for who I am. I know it’s not easy to be in love but I really
don’t want to think about it right now. All I know is that I am happy that I
finally met someone who is different from most of the guys that I met, and that
is you. Thank you for giving colors to my world and thank you for letting me
like you. I just want to express what I am feeling right now. I don’t know what
it is yet called but I definitely don’t want this to end. J

According to the dictionary, Purity means freedom from dirt, freedom from evil, innocence and correctness. Words that could be easily understood but so hard to apply. Why? because there are a of people who can easily be deceived on by how the world portray the way it see things, Christians and non- Christians. We are living in wordy world which means temptations are everywhere. We go to church, yes. We pray, yes. We confess, yes. We read the bible, yes. But why do we still experience impurity? Just to clarify things, PURITY is not just about doing the act that cause IMPURITY, it is also based on the way you think and how you process these thoughts on your mind. God not only wants me to act differently; He wants me to think differently --- to view love, purity and singleness from His perspective, to have a new lifestyle and a new attitude. - J. Harris

I admit I became a victim of this sin. I disobey God because of the lustful thoughts that I had. Because of what happened to me in the past, temptations follows me everywhere. Satan tested my faith. There were so many times that I told myself that I want to change this behavior but it took me few years to surrender everything. But the time has come for me to change and see what life God has planned for me. I don't want to stay in darkness and I wanna live life the way God wants me to be. because of this I wanna live a pure and holy life. I shared this because I know there are a lot of youth out there who experienced or experiencing the same thing that I had. Now. let's all pray together and humbly confess our sins.

Heavenly Father,
We humbly bow down to Your presence. Fill us with Your holy spirit oh Lord. Forgive us Father for we have sinned and disobey Your will. Cleanse us Father. We don't want to go back to that shadow which brought us to sin. We want to ask for Your forgiveness oh God. Please Lord fix us and change us. From now on, I will walk with You Lord. I will follow You and will always desire for the life that You want me to have and to be. Thank You Lord for never leaving me. Thank You for loving me. All of these we ask in Your most precious name, we pray. Amen

About Her

She's 19 years old. She has
Span-Chi-Fil ancestry. She's a Mass Communication minor in development Communication student. She loves to write, sing, and dance. She loves herself, family, friends, and above all, the Almighty God.